Brilliant. Thank you. I would without hesitation do it if only we had our boat still. Something like going out on the tidal Trent or the Thames. Take proper precautions and enjoy!!
Hi Sue and Elliot. Very informative vlog this week. Thank you for sharing it with everyone. Do hope you will start cruising again soon. I thought maybe there was a problem on last week's vlog., last weeks actually said there were no comments. I did leave one which was positive but don't know if you saw it. I hope you're both okay. Take care and stay safe. ATB. I hope you post another vlog soon.
Hi Yvonne Thanks for that. Yeah not sure what happened with the one before that but for some reason it isn’t registering comments, but we can’t seem to fix it - hey ho! Normal cruising videos should resume in a bit - we’ve just got some other stuff we need to prioritise first 👍 E & S
Thanks for that 👍 How on earth widebeams make it through the twists and turns of Savick Brook is a mystery but they can and seemingly they do. Wouldn’t be easy though!!
Wow! Look at how far you’ve come. Great video - it’s amazing to see how much you’ve learned. It’s been a while but I keep you guys in mind all the time. Been very busy - well my three grandchildren are keeping me busy - in a good way 💛💚🧡 Never going to forget the infamous “carpet” episode. Hahaha. Stay safe and well. Keep smiling. Shaun.
Thanks Shaun - funnily enough you came up in conversation the other week - Sue asked who we hadn’t heard from in ages who had watched for a good while and I mentioned your name. Spooky you suddenly resurfaced! Glad to hear you’re busy (in a good way) and hope the weather is as nice over there as we imagine it will be? As for the carpet episode we still get people asking after the carpet…and yes, we’ve still got it as I refuse to let Sue throw it away 🤣🤣
Oh you spotted it!! We saw it ourselves but it was so late in the edit that to change that one tiny point would have been 7-8 hours of re-edit and upload time so we left it 👍
Great video Elliott. Very, very interesting. I'm not on a narrow boat...probably due to the fact that I live in the Dandenong Ranges outside Melbourne! Ha ha! Nonetheless, I found it fascinating. Thank you.
Thanks for that Neil. We’ve had a few comments from people who aren’t on boats themselves who have enjoyed the video even though it won’t be of use to them personally. 😎😎👍 Glad you enjoyed it!
Very informative vlog. I look forward to seeing you cover the Humber to get into Hull on the north bank and South Ferriby for the Ancholme on the south bank, then the crossing of the Wash. I'm not sure whether a similar vlog would be useful for the Bristol area and the lower Thames.
Thanks for that. Those all sound like superb ideas so if anyone is up for some company on their crossings do let us know and we’ll bring the camera along!!! 👍
Excellent, really useful. One question: If you don’t make the Savick Brook sea lock in time on the falling tide, you go to Preston. But on the journey back to Tarleton, what are your options if you don’t make the river lock in time on the falling tide? The jetties at the marina?
Thanks for that comment, much appreciated. That’s a good question. You need a certain amount of water to navigate the Douglas, plus clear the cill at Tarleton Lock so if you’ve had a particularly slow crossing it is possible to run out of time at the Tarleton end too, it’s just more likely to happen the other way around due to the naturally shallow nature of Savick Brook (Savick Brook obviously doesn’t have 9.6 metres of tide to ‘lose’ at any point). If you run out of time at the Tarleton end the only safe haven would be the Marina jetties but I’m not sure what the Marina would charge for an overnighted there.
Just thinking about this further (I’m sitting on the banks of the River waiting for the tide to come in for another future video), you’re talking about a very small window of time here. The distance from the marina to the lock is about 5 mins cruising or so so if there’s enough water to not be beached on the Douglas then there should be juts enough to get into the lock. The more likely scenario therefore if you run out of time is you’re only half way up the Douglas when you run out of water. Then realistically it’s anchor time… Haven’t heard of anyone having to do that though (not saying it hasn’t happened) but heard of plenty of people doing the Preston Docks diversion. Some even choose to do it so they get another experience and they go and explore Preston. You just need to let the CRT know ahead of time if that’s your intended plan so they don’t start looking for a missing boat (they don’t operate Preston Docklands/Marina).
OK so it’s not the largest boat thankfully. A 20hp engine should be OK in a 32’ boat but just picking up on the point you make about only being able to just flog out 4mph on a canal if you have a rough crossing with a strong tide and headwind I would suggest you’re going to struggle a touch and have a slow crossing. Is the engine ‘strong’ all be it not overly powerful I.e could you work it really hard for 2.5 hours without worrying about it overheating etc?
4mph is what I can push on a river… around 3mph on a canal… yes the engine is strong… can do that all day… it’s in old engine, so I suspect quite a few of those 20 horses have run off.. but it’s a game old beast 😊
Aww, I thought we were getting a Josh, Sue and Elliott being brave and getting ready for their trip across The Wash 🙂
Ha ha - all in good time K. I still need to get Sue out onto the Ribble first...slowly, slowly catchy monkey!!
Brilliant. Thank you. I would without hesitation do it if only we had our boat still. Something like going out on the tidal Trent or the Thames. Take proper precautions and enjoy!!
Thanks John.
Yeah, exactly that - take sensible precautions and you’ll be OK hopefully 😎
Did this trip many years ago a fabulous experience and we had good weather ❤
Isn't it fabulous!! Glad you had the weather with you too! :)
Hi Sue and Elliot.
Very informative vlog this week. Thank you for sharing it with everyone.
Do hope you will start cruising again soon.
I thought maybe there was a problem on last week's vlog., last weeks actually said there were no comments. I did leave one which was positive but don't know if you saw it.
I hope you're both okay.
Take care and stay safe.
ATB. I hope you post another vlog soon.
Hi Yvonne
Thanks for that.
Yeah not sure what happened with the one before that but for some reason it isn’t registering comments, but we can’t seem to fix it - hey ho!
Normal cruising videos should resume in a bit - we’ve just got some other stuff we need to prioritise first 👍
E & S
Hi guys great vlog....
Just found out our boat is to long at 68 ft...
We didn't realise....cheers Paul,Liz and Ernie the dog ...upon reflection 👍👍
Ah, yeah, 68 feet is going to be an issue 😬
Glad you enjoyed the video though.
Very informative and beautifully done.
Thanks Teresa - that’s a lovely comment to leave 👍
Love to experience this. Never seen a widebeam do it on UA-cam yet it is a wide crossing. Brilliant vlog. Best wishes
Thanks for that 👍
How on earth widebeams make it through the twists and turns of Savick Brook is a mystery but they can and seemingly they do. Wouldn’t be easy though!!
@@NarrowEscape1 never seen a vlog of a widebeam doing it lol. But love the thought of it. Best wishes.
Excellent…
Thanks for that!!
Wow! Look at how far you’ve come. Great video - it’s amazing to see how much you’ve learned. It’s been a while but I keep you guys in mind all the time. Been very busy - well my three grandchildren are keeping me busy - in a good way 💛💚🧡 Never going to forget the infamous “carpet” episode. Hahaha. Stay safe and well. Keep smiling. Shaun.
Thanks Shaun - funnily enough you came up in conversation the other week - Sue asked who we hadn’t heard from in ages who had watched for a good while and I mentioned your name. Spooky you suddenly resurfaced!
Glad to hear you’re busy (in a good way) and hope the weather is as nice over there as we imagine it will be?
As for the carpet episode we still get people asking after the carpet…and yes, we’ve still got it as I refuse to let Sue throw it away 🤣🤣
Hi Elliot it's a VHF radio not a VHT radio, I would recommend a good waterproof Icom marine VHF radio.
Oh you spotted it!! We saw it ourselves but it was so late in the edit that to change that one tiny point would have been 7-8 hours of re-edit and upload time so we left it 👍
Great video Elliott. Very, very interesting. I'm not on a narrow boat...probably due to the fact that I live in the Dandenong Ranges outside Melbourne! Ha ha! Nonetheless, I found it fascinating. Thank you.
Thanks for that Neil. We’ve had a few comments from people who aren’t on boats themselves who have enjoyed the video even though it won’t be of use to them personally. 😎😎👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very informative vlog. I look forward to seeing you cover the Humber to get into Hull on the north bank and South Ferriby for the Ancholme on the south bank, then the crossing of the Wash. I'm not sure whether a similar vlog would be useful for the Bristol area and the lower Thames.
Thanks for that.
Those all sound like superb ideas so if anyone is up for some company on their crossings do let us know and we’ll bring the camera along!!! 👍
Fascinating ....... Thank you....
Thanks Ian 👍
Excellent, really useful. One question: If you don’t make the Savick Brook sea lock in time on the falling tide, you go to Preston. But on the journey back to Tarleton, what are your options if you don’t make the river lock in time on the falling tide? The jetties at the marina?
Thanks for that comment, much appreciated.
That’s a good question. You need a certain amount of water to navigate the Douglas, plus clear the cill at Tarleton Lock so if you’ve had a particularly slow crossing it is possible to run out of time at the Tarleton end too, it’s just more likely to happen the other way around due to the naturally shallow nature of Savick Brook (Savick Brook obviously doesn’t have 9.6 metres of tide to ‘lose’ at any point). If you run out of time at the Tarleton end the only safe haven would be the Marina jetties but I’m not sure what the Marina would charge for an overnighted there.
Just thinking about this further (I’m sitting on the banks of the River waiting for the tide to come in for another future video), you’re talking about a very small window of time here. The distance from the marina to the lock is about 5 mins cruising or so so if there’s enough water to not be beached on the Douglas then there should be juts enough to get into the lock. The more likely scenario therefore if you run out of time is you’re only half way up the Douglas when you run out of water. Then realistically it’s anchor time…
Haven’t heard of anyone having to do that though (not saying it hasn’t happened) but heard of plenty of people doing the Preston Docks diversion. Some even choose to do it so they get another experience and they go and explore Preston. You just need to let the CRT know ahead of time if that’s your intended plan so they don’t start looking for a missing boat (they don’t operate Preston Docklands/Marina).
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Hi… very informative video… I have a beta 20, and can push a massive 4mph at full ramming speed… that doesn’t sound enough… any thoughts?
Thanks for that comment.
In terms of your boat what size is it?
It’s a 32’ trad narrowboat… 8.5 tons…
OK so it’s not the largest boat thankfully. A 20hp engine should be OK in a 32’ boat but just picking up on the point you make about only being able to just flog out 4mph on a canal if you have a rough crossing with a strong tide and headwind I would suggest you’re going to struggle a touch and have a slow crossing.
Is the engine ‘strong’ all be it not overly powerful I.e could you work it really hard for 2.5 hours without worrying about it overheating etc?
4mph is what I can push on a river… around 3mph on a canal… yes the engine is strong… can do that all day… it’s in old engine, so I suspect quite a few of those 20 horses have run off.. but it’s a game old beast 😊
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Really interesting but I don't think I'll be doing it.... its a bit too scary 😂
It’s certainly not to be done via dinghy or swimming that’s for sure!